Matt Seitz (matseitz) wrote:
> What would be the effect of changing the password field in "/etc/passwd" from "x" to "*"? I noticed I have an "/etc/passwd.rpmnew" file which changes the password of many service accounts from "x" to "*". I am wondering if I should merge those changes into my "/etc/passwd" file.
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* tells it to look in /etc/shadow, where I'd expect you would find said
"x" for no login.